Much is being made of Russell Westbrook’s collapse in the fourth quarter of Game 2. And while I think that factored into the loss, I point more towards two other factors that caused the Oklahoma City Thunder to lose a 12 point lead with 2:20 left in the 3rd quarter: their inability to run any semblance of offense when Westbrook is on the bench and their pace. For the 41 minutes Westbrook was in the game, the Thunder were a +11 and scored 99 points. In the 7 minutes he was off the floor, the Thunder were a -15 and scored just 12 points.
Rockets vs. Thunder: Game 3 Primer
